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>> and there is confusion if it was or not, and the coordinates were given to somebody, because they kept bombing the same spot, and there is a bigger question, and it is one that president obama should answer, what is the u.s. objective and what is the mission, and why are we bombing anybody in afghan? we had a clear cut mission after 9/11, but it is long gone for many years now sh, and the afgh need to step up, and defend themselvesk but there is no reason for the u.s. to be involved there at all at this point, and the tragic accidents will happen when you are involved with war, but i don't ...

All of this will affect the ability of keeping the terrorist at bay. >> what are the long term consequences? >> that is a big question. we will have soldiers operating drones on the bases. as they withdraw and the united states presence deminishes, it will give free rein in the enemy. to continue terrorism, move into afgh afgh afgh afghanistan. >> what do we need to do about this former cricket player who

the u.s. military asked the times not to publish the photos, but the paper's editor defends the move saying, quote, after careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering u.s. troops. chris lawrence, who is joining us live from the pentagon. chris, first of all, how are the military reacting at this poin...

When you have people living together, there is no excuse for something like this happening, when you have people close to other people supervising. >> are we looking at this from the right perspective, though? we're talking about a material difference between whether or not a drone strike kills civilians kills children kills n noncombatants or we're talking about one soldier who basically goes berserk. isn't it at the end of the day from the perspective of the afgh afghanis? >> when you make a strategic decision to carry out a tactical exercise, you have to accept the good guys have guns, the ...

Described, what we understand of who he is now. in fact, there's been some accounts as you heard john yang's report there, bales being very calm, a person who pressed new recruits to be respectful of afgh afghans and their patrols there were no reports of alcohol or other issues while on duty. so are we missing the symptoms, ptsd or others, or are we ignoring them? >> well, i think that the army has a mission to do, and the mission comes first, and that's what every soldier is taught and that's what the lead remembers taught. mission, take care of your troops. but the mission comes first. and ...